Mitch Haniger Scores Two Runs Thursday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger came around to score two runs against the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday, going 2-for-4 with a walk. Haniger has now scored 52 runs on the season. After a cold stretch during June, Haniger has shown signs of life over the past week, slashing .367/.406/.600 with two homers, seven runs, and […]

J.P. Crawford Scores Twice On Thursday

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford scored two more runs Thursday, bringing his season total to 40. He went 1-for-3 with a double and two walks for the game. Crawford has been consistently excellent since moving to the leadoff spot, with a .341/.394/.528 slash line over his last 30 games. If Crawford is available on waiver […]

Alex Verdugo Has Four-Game His Streak

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo has endured a bit of a cold stretch of late, but he picked up two his in four at-bats against the Kansas City Royals Thursday, extending his modest hitting streak to four games. He also scored a run in Thursday's game. Verdugo has just eight extra-base hits since the […]

Hunter Renfroe Scores Three Runs Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe only had one hit Thursday, going 1-for-4 against the Kansas City Royals, but he also walked and came around to score three runs. Renfroe has now scored 44 runs on the year, and has been steadily producing for several months. His .804 OPS for the season is solid enough, […]

Marwin Gonzalez Has Three-Hit Day Thursday

Boston Red Sox utility man Marwin Gonzalez stepped in at shortstop Thursday, and had himself a nice game, going 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored. Gonzalez is most useful for his positional eligibility, as he has played at every position except pitcher, catcher, and center field this season. He doesn't offer […]

Ian Anderson Goes Seven Innings In No-Decision Thursday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Ian Anderson fired seven innings of two-run ball while picking up a no-decision in a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on Thursday. The 23-year-old matched Mets ace Jacob deGrom with a seven-inning performance while giving up three hits, two walks and striking out two. Anderson was in line for […]

Struggles Continue For Francisco Lindor

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is slashing just .120/.185/.200 with no home runs, one RBI, and one stolen base over his past seven games (25 at-bats). It has been a brutal season for Lindor, his first with the Mets, as he is slashing just .213/.304/.357 with nine HR, 26 RBI, and seven steals over […]

Michael Conforto Struggling Since Return From IL

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Braves on Thursday. Despite driving in a run in the contest, Conforto has struggled at the plate since his return from the injured list back on June 23. Conforto is just 4-for-26 (.154) with one double and […]

Austin Riley Homers Thursday Night

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley hit a two-run homer during the first inning against the New York Mets on Thursday during a 4-3 victory. Riley's 14th homer of the season came off of Mets ace Jacob deGrom. The 24-year-old is in the midst of a breakout season, posting 14 homers, 39 RBI, 40 runs […]

Sean Manaea Takes Loss Versus Rangers On Thursday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed four runs on nine hits across five innings to take the loss versus the Rangers on Thursday. Manaea walked one and picked up six strikeouts, but he was plagued by the long ball as he gave two homers in this one. The right-hander is having a strong season […]

Nate Lowe Has Two-Homer Night Thursday

Texas Rangers first baseman Nate Lowe hit two home runs and knocked in three runs against the Oakland A's on Thursday during an 8-3 win. The 25-year-old's first homer of the game was a solo shot off of A's starting pitcher Sean Manaea during the fourth inning. The second homer was a two-run shot off […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]

Jacob deGrom Strikes Out 14 On Thursday

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom struck out 14 batters over seven innings pitched in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Braves on Thursday. Almost implausibly, deGrom looked human and allowed three earned runs in the first inning, the only runs scored off of him in the contest. Exemplifying just how ridiculous deGrom's season […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 14

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

Dominic Smith Belts Two Homers On Thursday

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Braves on Thursday. Smith now has eight homers and 31 RBI on the season to go with an underwhelming .249/.319/.384 slash line over 245 at-bats, following a breakout campaign in 2020. Smith's bat does […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

The Phillies had the audacity to start an hour earlier than everyone else, so DraftKings punished their transgressions by leaving them off the slate. We still have 14 games to choose from four of the six pitchers over $9,000 are facing each other, which is going to make for an interesting slate. Rain is going […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel’s Friday slate has all but the Padres-Phillies game on the ledger, giving us a massive player pool to work with. There are certainly some upper-tier arms in action, but as we’ll explore further, it isn’t absolutely necessary to spend all the way up to gain access to some strong fantasy upside. At the same […]

Kyle Bishop's 10 Bold Predictions for 2021: Midseason Review

With the calendar flipping to July, we've now reached the rough midpoint of the 2021 season. As with any other year, it's been a mixed bag of expected results and wild surprises. As anticipated, the Dodgers and Padres are running neck and neck in the National League West...but both are behind the Giants, who somehow […]

Kris Bubic Hit Hard In Thursday's Start

Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic struggled in his start against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. He pitched four innings and allowed four hits, three walks and five earned runs while striking out three. He was tagged with the loss, dropping his record to 2-4 on the year. Bubic had worked out of the […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/2 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Finally a day this week with no huge weather issues. This should be a fun slate of games, let's break it down!    Top Tournament Stacks for 7/2/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks […]

Keibert Ruiz Homers Twice At Triple-A

Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Keibert Ruiz has officially found his consistent power stroke. The 22-year-old backstop went 3-for-5 with two home runs — including a grand slam — on Thursday at Triple-A. Ruiz now has 11 homers, a .290 batting average, and an impressive BB-K ratio of 17-18 in 32 games. He has an excellent […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

MLB Betting Picks for Friday 7/2 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

No sugar coating it. Last weekend was rough. After a 1-2 Friday, we went winless on Saturday. The prop parlay bet just missed out. The Braves outhit the Reds 8-6 but lost the game 4-1. And the Giants and Athletics missed out on the first five innings over by one run. Even tougher to take […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This officially starts Week 14, and MAN was Week 13 exactly what we needed. If my math is correct, that was a 26-13-3 week that resulted in a positive 9.05 units. Within that we had a Wednesday-Saturday stretch where we were up 11.65 units in that 4-day hot streak. Still plenty of […]

Harold Ramirez Doubles Thursday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Harold Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored, an RBI, and two walks in a 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros Thursday night. It was a productive evening for Harold who was batting cleanup in this one. He has been a nice piece for the Indians and is hitting .300 […]

Jose Ramirez Doubles Thursday Night

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday night's 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Ramirez returned to the lineup Thursday after fouling a ball off his face in game one of a doubleheader Wednesday and got right back to work by doubling and scoring in […]

Jean Carlos Mejia Continues Struggles

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Jean Carlos Mejia allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three across four innings of work in a 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Mejia has now allowed six earned runs in two of his previous three starts and holds a 6.18 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a loaded slate. Like recent slates, there are a couple of weather concerns, […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (7/2)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 14 game main slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe […]